SAARC Development Fund (SDF) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a pact to mobilize new funds to jointly finance projects.

Areas such as transport, road connectivity, ICT, industrial development, trade and investment and energy will be the focus areas of co-funding of projects in the SAARC member states, SDF Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sunil Motiwal said in a statement.

SDF was established by the eight SAARC member states in April 2010 to promote the welfare of the people of SAARC region, improve their quality of life, and to accelerate economic growth, social progress and poverty alleviation in the region.